期刊
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
卷 549, 期 -, 页码 63-71出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.04.054
关键词
CdTe colloidal quantum dots; Photocatalytic reaction; H-2 generation; Ni doping
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21701143]
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province [LGG19B010002, R15B010001]
- Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship [201710358029]
Splitting water into hydrogen (H-2) with sunlight is an appealing approach towards alleviating the fossil fuel crisis. However, as one of the most promising light harvesters, colloidal quantum dots (QDs) generally exhibit low photocatalytic activity towards H-2 evolution because of the lack of catalytic sites on their surface. Many researchers have focused on activating QDs by anchoring metal complexes on their surface, in which the photoexcited electrons may transfer from the QDs to the metal centres via the organic ligands. These bulky organic ligands usually have poor electrical conductivity and chemical instability, thereby causing high charge recombination and low durability in these QDs/metal complex catalysts. To address these issues, we herein report the doping of cadmium telluride (CdTe) QDs with nickel ions (Ni2+), achieving a remarkable H-2 generation rate without the use of co-catalysts. The formation rate of H-2 exceeded 27.3 mmol/g/h under visible light irradiation, which is approximately 110-fold higher than that of pristine CdTe QDs. This doping strategy provides a versatile route to reduce protons to H-2 with a turnover number of 13,650 in terms of Ni and confer superior durability on the CdTe QDs. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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